What are HTTP methods on web pages?

Written by Ralph Duin Updated over a week ago

After reading this article you will know:

Which different HTTP methods there are

What the HTTP methods are used for

When to pick which method

HTTP methods on Endpoints are used for handling requests between your web browser and the Betty Blocks web server. The chosen method on a singe web page either defines to retrieve data or create new data.

When creating a new endpoint an option for choosing your Request method is available. These methods determine how a webpage interacts with the web server. The following HTTP methods can be chosen for an Endpoint:

GET: The Get method is used for most Endpoints and will get data from the web server. This method will return a webpage in most cases.

DELETE: The DELETE method is used for deleting data via the Betty Blocks API.

HEAD: The HEAD methods functionality is similar to the GET method, except that the server returns a response line and headers, but no entity-body.

OPTIONS: The OPTIONS method is a documentation type of request method where you can request what request methods are supported by that Endpoint.

POST: The POST method can be used to post data to the web server. This method can be combined with actions to alter or delete data from the Back Office.

PUT: The PUT method is used for updating data via the Betty Blocks API.